'Infectious Disease Spread Control'... Gangwon-do Files Patent for 'Clean Gangwon Passport'

PCT International Application Submitted, Overseas Patent in Progress

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Gangwon Province has completed patent applications for controlling the spread of infectious diseases using a database.

The province announced on the 9th that it has completed the registration of three patents for technologies used in its self-developed electronic entry log system, the "Clean Gangwon Passport."

According to the province, one patent is currently under review, and the results are expected by next month.

The four patents in progress domestically and internationally involve managing events through smartphone authentication touches using unique codes assigned to each facility.

Patent attorneys estimate that these patents could be worth 10 billion KRW. The province expects that acquiring additional planned patents will increase this value further.

Along with domestic patents, overseas applications are also underway, and the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) international application was completed on the 17th of last month.

The PCT international application not only reduces the hassle of filing patents individually in each country but also provides a preliminary examination of patentability, helping to anticipate the likelihood of obtaining a patent.

Lee Chang-woo, head of the Tourism Marketing Division of the province, said, "As the Clean Gangwon Passport app developed by the province becomes fully active, we will strive to protect the intellectual property rights of the technologies recognized through this patent."

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